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AAJEEVIKA NATIONAL RURAL LIVELIHOOD MISSION: SHGs IN TAMIL NADU TO GET Rs 5274 CRORE
RS ONE LAKH LOAN FOR JOBLESS LABOURERS UNDER RURAL TRANSFORMATION PROJECT
Covid 19 pandemic unlock 2 is the time to create new avenues for labourers who have returned home after losing jobs. Union government has announced free ration including rice and pulses to labourers. Aajeevika - National Rural Livelihoods Mission  which was launched by the Union Ministry of Rural Development in 2011 aided in part through investment support by the World Bank, aims at helping the rural poor. It enables them to increase household income through sustainable livelihood enhancements and improved access to financial services. NRLM sets out to cover 7 Crore rural poor households, across 6 lakh villages in the country through self-managed Self Help Groups . In Tamil Nadu, NRLM targets to give Rs 5274.40 crore to 149160 SHGs in 2020-21.
Moreover Tamil Nadu is also implementing rural transformation project based on NRLM. Under this scheme in Tiruchirapalli, labourers who have returned home from other states after losing their jobs due to covid 19 lockdown can apply for Rs one lakh loan to start up business. According to district administration, home returned labourers from 135 villages in Manaparai, Manikandam, Musiri, Anthanallur and Thuraiyur blocks in Tiruchirapalli district can apply for the loan. The age limit for loan applicants should be between 18 and 35 for male and between 18 and 40 for female applicants. The beneficiaries should approach poverty alleviation programme offices in the rural blocks, or Tamil Nadu rural livelihood mission offices to get the loans. The project focuses on skilled youth migrant returnees from within state, within country or from abroad, aspiring to become an entrepreneur or willing to launch astartup. State Project Management Unit  will release funds to District Project Management Unit . Thereafter, based on allocation, funds will be transferred to Village Poverty Reduction Committee  account, after assessing demand . VPRC after receiving funds will be released to individual entrepreneur account.
Union government is also giving free ration including rice and pulses during the covid 19 lockdown. Balachander from Karur who is a labourer who lost job due to covid 19 lockdown thanked government for giving free ration during the lockdown period. He appreciated the government gesture to support livelihood through NRLM . The unlock 2 period is the time to support people who are recovering from the struggles due to loss of jobs.
The daily wagers and labourers have been affected badly due to lockdown. Union government is helping them to cope up with problems and stand up to face the issues boldly and pick up gainful employment .
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Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Livestock Sector is consistently growing at a high Compound Annual Growth Rate  of 7.67% during 2014-15 to 2021-22: Smt. Alka Upadhyaya
Livestock sector has contributed around 30.19% during year 2021-22 in total agriculture and allied sector GVA: Union Secretary
Union Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Dairyinginteractswith Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department of Northern States
A Regional Review Meeting under the Chairpersonship of Smt. Alka Upadhyaya, Union Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, GoI was held here today, for Animal Husbandry and Dairy sector with Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/ Secretary along with concerned Directors, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department of Northern States in order to discuss progress of implementation of the programmes/schemes of the Department. The review meeting was attended by Additional Secretary, Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Joint Secretaries, Chief Controller of Accounts, Advisor  and other Senior Officers of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India.
Smt. Upadhyaya highlighted thatthelivestock sector is consistently growing at a high Compound Annual Growth Rate  of 7.67% during 2014-15 to 2021-22  which is attributed by parameters of Livestock Sector such as Dairy, Bovine, Poultry, Goatery/Piggery etc. Further, livestock sector has contributed around 30.19% during the year 2021-22 in total agriculture and allied sector GVA .
In the meeting, Union Secretary reviewed the physical and financial progress of all animal husbandry and dairying schemes being implemented by Government of India in the States/UTs. She emphasized to liquidate unspent balances lying with States/UTs. Union Secretary also stressed that the issues relating legacy data updation, interest on payment through Bharatkosh, etc. need to be resolved on priority to enable Govt. of India to release funds to the States/UTs during the current financial year. She also reviewed status of vaccination against FMD and brucella, operationalisation of Mobile Veterinary Units , milk situation, fodder situation, etc. across the country.
She mentioned that preservation and protection of livestock through provision of healthcare is another thrust area for the Department. She advised that States need to accelerate FMD, Brucella and PPR vaccination.She also insisted that awareness campaigns should to be organized across States with active participation of Union Government, State Governments and District Officials for better outreach of scheme benefits to the livestock and dairy farmers.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 217.26 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- 14,91,017 doses administered in last 24 hours
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 45,281
- Active cases stand at 0.10%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.71%
- 6,424 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,39,84,695
- 5,383 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 89.30 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 3,20,187 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Government of India
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President condoles the demise of veteran journalist Sri Turlapati Kutumba Rao
The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has expressed profound grief on the passing away of veteran journalist Sri Turlapati Kutumba Rao. Following is the condolence message by the Vice President-
"I am deeply distressed to learn about the passing away of veteran journalist, Sri Turlapati Kutumba Rao.
I have had long association with Sri Rao, who was a multi-faceted personality and an institution by himself—a freedom fighter, social worker, writer, renowned journalist and a great human being.
A recipient of Padma Sri, he maintained high ethical standards and values in all areas right from the days when he was the personal secretary to Andhra Kesari, Sri Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu.
During my recent visit to Vijayawada, Sri Rao had called on me at Swarna Bharat Trust, where I was staying. I had a lively discussion on a wide variety of topics with Sri Rao, who looked quite energetic and enthusiastic like always.
The news of his death has come as a major shock to me. The best tribute we can pay to him is by following the path shown by him and emulating the high standards set by him.
I convey my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and all his followers. Om Shanti!"
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence statement
Ministry of Defence has taken note of some misinformed and misleading comments being amplified in the media and on social media regarding the disengagement currently underway at Pangong Tso.
At the outset, Ministry of Defence reiterates that the factual position has already been clearly communicated by the Raksha Mantri in his statements to both Houses of the Parliament.
However, it is necessary to set the record straight and counter certain instances of wrongly understood information being amplified in media and social media.
The assertion that Indian territory is upto Finger 4 is categorically false. The territory of India is as depicted by the map of India and includes more than 43,000 sq km currently under illegal occupation of China since 1962.
Even the Line of Actual Control , as per the Indian perception, is at Finger 8, not at Finger 4. That is why India has persistently maintained the right to patrol upto Finger 8, including in the current understanding with China.
Permanent posts of both sides at the north bank of Pangong Tso are longstanding and well-established. On the Indian side, it is Dhan Singh Thapa Post near Finger 3 and on the Chinese side, east of Finger 8. The current agreement provides for cessation of forward deployment by both sides and continued deployment at these permanent posts.
India has not conceded any territory as a result of this agreement. On the contrary, it has enforced observance and respect for LAC and prevented any unilateral change in the status quo.
Raksha Mantri’s statement also made clear that there are outstanding problems to be addressed, including at Hot Springs, Gogra and Depsang. The outstanding issues are to be taken up within 48 hrs of the completion of the Pangong Tso disengagement.
The effective safeguarding of our national interest and territory in the Eastern Ladakh sector has taken place because the Government has reposed full faith in the capabilities of the armed forces. Those who doubt the achievements made possible by the sacrifices of our military personnel are actually disrespecting them.
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare signs an MoU with private sector to generate employment
A Memorandum of Understanding  was signed between Directorate General Resettlement  under Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence and M/s Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Limited today on 12 June, 2023 in New Delhi.
The MoU between DGR and Corporates endeavours to bring the corporate companies and Ex-Servicemen on a common platform to generate employment opportunities for the esteemed Ex-Servicemen of the Defence Services.
Maj Gen Sharad Kapur, Director General  said, “This partnership would bring in more visibility of our Ex-servicemen to the industry and corporates and help in achieving the objectives of providing skilled manpower and giving a dignified second career to our Ex-servicemen”.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
13 plants under SATAT have initiated supply of CBG
The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today informed that as on 22.7.2021, supply of Compressed Bio Gas  initiated from 13 CBG plants under Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation  initiative. So far Oil and Gas Marketing Companies participating in SATAT have procured about 1957 ton CBG from entrepreneurs.
Under SATAT initiative Oil and Gas Marketing Companies are continuing to invite Expression of Interest from potential entrepreneurs for production and supply of CBG.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Veteran Paralympian Devendra Jhajharia visits Rajasthan School for PM Modi's ‘Meet the Champions' initiative, praises fellow Olympians and Paralympians for contributing to the cause
India’s veteran Paralympian and a three-time medallist  from the Paralympic Games, Devendra Jhajharia visited Churu’s Parakh Rajakiya Balika Uchcha Madhyamik Vidyalaya and took PM Modi's school visit campaign, 'Meet the Champions' ahead for Tokyo Olympians and Paralympians.
The Meet the Champions initiative, jointly organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Ministry of Education, has seen our Tokyo heroes interacting with school students across every State of India, in an effort to inspire them on ‘Santulit Aahar’ – balanced diet and fitness. The likes of Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia have already taken part in the event in Gujarat and Haryana respectively, while Paralympics medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu has also been one of the attendees of the event in Tamil Nadu. Other athletes too have been a part of the initiative so far.
On Monday, Devendra spoke about the importance of having an initiative of such magnitude in the country as it will only help in the larger cause of seeing young children following good nutritional habits. “I have been very happy to honour the request of our Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi of meeting students across 75 schools in Rajasthan, The students have been very energetic and we spoke on a lot of things, especially healthy and non-healthy diets. I liked it they were very conversational and knowledgeable and passionate to learn everything that will keep them healthy. Their responses were very good too.
“The message will be spread across every household that we have to fight against bad nutritional habits and take fitness as a lifestyle. I am very happy that my fellow Olympians and Paralympians, through the Meet the Champions initiative, are adding their value to this larger cause,” Devendra mentioned.
Devendra also indulged in a fun game of Table Tennis with the school students post the interaction. School students in attendance enquired their local hero on all his lifestyle habits and Devendra was happy to answer to all their queries. “It was incredible to come so close to Devendra sir and know from him such amazing insights on food habits and his fitness routines. He has become more inspirational for all of us and my I’ve made so many notes in my diary today,” said Lakshmi Prajapat, student from Sarvahit Karini Putri Pathshala, Churu.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
‘FISH CRYOBANKS’
The National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources  reported that Fish sperm cryobanking technology is undergoing field level validation and has shown potential to improve fish seed quality. Presently, the Fish sperm cryobanking technology is in experimental stage and establishing of fish cryobanks for fish seed production will be finalised only after the completion of experimental attempts.
This written reply was given by the Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi in Lok Sabha.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Justice Dalveer Bhandari on being re-elected to the International Court of Justice
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Justice Dalveer Bhandari on being re-elected to the International Court of Justice.
"I congratulate Justice Dalveer Bhandari on being re-elected to the International Court of Justice. His re-election is a proud moment for us.
Congratulations to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her entire team at Ministry of External Affairs and diplomatic missions for their untiring efforts that have led to India’s re-election to ICJ. Our deep gratitude to all the members of UNGA as well as UNSC for their support and trust in India", the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Railways
CCTV Cameras at Railway Stations
Ministry of Railways has approved works for provision of Closed Circuit Television  at all stations except halt stations.
So far, CCTV Cameras at 861 Stations have been provided. Zone-wise list is appended. Works for balance stations are under process.
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SN
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RAILWAY
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NUMBER OF STATIONS
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1
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CENTRAL
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113
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2
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EAST COAST
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19
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3
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EAST CENTRAL
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56
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4
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EASTERN
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27
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5
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KONKAN
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67
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5
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METRO
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33
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6
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NORTH CENTRAL
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30
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7
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NORTH EASTERN
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25
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8
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NORTHEAST FRONTIER
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41
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9
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NORTHERN
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106
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10
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NORTH WESTERN
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34
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11
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SOUTH CENTRAL
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58
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12
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SOUTH EAST CENTRAL
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26
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13
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SOUTH EASTERN
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53
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14
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SOUTHERN
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58
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15
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SOUTH WESTERN
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24
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16
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WEST CENTRAL
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26
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17
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WESTERN
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65
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18
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TOTAL
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861
This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Ethanol in Petrol
Government is implementing Ethanol Blended Petrol  Programme through Oil Marketing Companies . At present, Public Sector OMCs are selling upto 10% ethanol blended petrol. Government has notified the National Policy on Biofuels-2018 on 8.6.2018 which indicates a target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol by 2030. Government has fixed prices for ethanol procurement under EBP Programme.
Subsequent to amendment in Industries  Act, 1951, Central Government has been regularly interacting with the State/ UT Governments for implementing the amended provisions. Till date, twelve States, viz., Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana have implemented the amended provisions.
This information was given by Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
MHA extends Guidelines for Surveillance, Containment and Caution
States/ UTs to strictly enforce containment measures, SOPs on various activities and COVID Appropriate behaviour and to exercise caution and strict surveillance
The Ministry of Home Affairs  issued an Order today to extend the earlier Guidelines for Surveillance to remain in force upto 31.01.2021.
While there has been a continuous decline in the active and new COVID-19 cases, there is need to maintain surveillance, containment and caution, keeping in view the surge in cases globally, and emergence of a new variant of the virus in the United Kingdom .
Accordingly, Containment Zones continue to be demarcated carefully; prescribed containment measures strictly followed within these zones; COVID-appropriate behaviour promoted and strictly enforced; and the Standard Operating Procedures  prescribed in respect of various permitted activities followed scrupulously.
Therefore, the focused approach on surveillance, containment and strict observance of the guidelines/ SOPs issued by MHA and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare , as envisaged in the Guidelines issued on 25.11.2020; need to be enforced strictly by States and UTs.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Government includes Retail and Wholesale Trade as MSMES
From 2nd July, 2021, the Government has included Retail and Wholesale Trades as MSMEs.
The Government, vide notification no. S.O. 2119 dated 26.06.2020, had notified composite criteria of classification of MSMEs based on investment in plant and machinery or equipment and turnover of the enterprise. With the introduction of new classification of MSMEs w.e.f. 01.07.2020, a new cost - free system of online Udyam Registration which is based on self –declaration, has replaced the erstwhile filing of Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum.
Filing of Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum / Udyam Registration is required for availing benefits of the schemes and programmes of the Ministry of MSME.
The Government has launched the Credit Guarantee Scheme  to strengthen credit delivery system and facilitate the flow of credit to the MSE sector without the hassles of collateral and third party guarantee. Under the scheme, Credit Guarantee is given to the Member Lending Institutions  for loans upto Rs. 200 lakh. As per the data received from Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises , Mumbai, there are 53,86,739 Nos. of guarantee and Rs. 2,72,007.42 crore amount of guarantee approved under Credit Guarantee Scheme since inception.
To strengthen the Indian economy and to provide help to upcoming entrepreneurs, recently the Government has taken a number of initiatives under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to support the MSME sector in the country, especially in Covid-19 pandemic. Some of them are:
- Rs. 20,000 crore Subordinate Debt for MSMEs.
- Rs.3 lakh crores Collateral free Automatic Loans for business, including MSMEs.
- Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through MSME Self-Reliant India Fund
- New Revised criteria of classification of MSMEs.
- New Registration of MSMEs through ‘Udyam Registration’ for Ease of Doing Business.
- No global tenders for procurement up to Rs. 200 crores.
An Online Portal “Champions” has been launched on 01.06.2020 by Hon’ble Prime Minister. This covers many aspects of e-governance including redressal of grievances and handholding of MSMEs.
RBI has also announced several measures to Reduce Financial Stress of MSMEs.
This information was given by Minister for Micro. Small and Medium Enterprises Shri Narayan Rane in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Two more commercial-cum-strategic facilities of 6.5 MMTstorage capacity to be established under phase-2 of SPR Programme
Under Phase I of strategic petroleum reserves  programme, Government of India, through its Special Purpose Vehicle, Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Limited , has established petroleum storage facilities with total capacity of 5.33 Million Metric Tonnes  at 3 locations, namely  Vishakhapatnam ,  Mangaluru  and  Padur , and all the storage facilities have been filled with crude oil. The petroleum reserves established under Phase I are strategic in nature and the crude oil stored in these reserves will be used during an oil shortage event, as and when declared so by Government of India.
Under Phase II of the petroleum reserve programme, Government has given approval in July 2021 for establishing two additional commercial-cum-strategic facilities with total storage capacity of 6.5 MMT underground storages at Chandikhol  and Padur  on PPP mode. The Request for Proposal for building these storage facilities is under finalization. An amount of INR 210 crore was allocatedin the budget of FY 2020-21under Phase II for land acquisition, and same has been disbursed to ISPRL.
As per the section 9 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, inclusion of excluded products in GST will require recommendation of the GST Council. So far, the GST Council has not made any recommendation for inclusion of petrol and diesel under GST.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.